Monthly Archives: July 2012

Companies had started reporting their financial results for the quarter covering 1 April to 30 June 2012 (Second Quarter 2012). The following table provides information on net profit attributable to shareholders and year-on-year change between current period in 2012 against … Continue reading →

July is turning out to be a good month for Straits Times Index (STI). The index hovered around 3,000 points level for the past three weeks. Looking at some major stock indices below, STI performed the best at year-to-date change … Continue reading →

Companies had started reporting their financial results for the quarter covering 1 April to 30 June 2012 (Second Quarter 2012). The following table provides information on net profit attributable to shareholders and year-on-year change between current period in 2012 against … Continue reading →

The Shanghai Composite Index declined 1.74% today to end at 2,147 points. About six months ago, the index was hovering between 2,300 points to 2,400 points. China equity market was impacted by poor economic growth during first half of this … Continue reading →

My wife took up an endowment policy back in 1992 and it will mature in 21 years time in 2013. This insurance policy was bought from The Insurance Corporation of Singapore Limited (now belongs to Aviva Ltd). Back in 1992, … Continue reading →

Today’s Straits Times carried a report on “Singaporeans splash more on their plastic”. What caught my attention was the size of monthly credit card spending since 2002 to 2012. This information was compiled by the Credit Bureau of Singapore. The … Continue reading →